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Topic Review (Newest First)

11-29-2005 08:40 PM

nissan

nissan

Quote:

Originally Posted by S10xGN

There's a good shop nearby. I'm just wondering how they do multiple colors/coats? I understand the initial color is applied after blasting to a uniform finish, but what's done after the initial coat and before a clearcoat? Or is this not possible?

Russ

you can do multiple colors of powder coat, but you have to do 1 color at a time and use glass tape to mask off coated areas since it has to go through the oven at 400 for 10 min. we don't do it for customers where I work because of the time involved. but I get to do all my rod parts for free. you can do small parts in an oven in your garage, sears sells a system for 160 bucks an powder is 2.00 a pound, 1 pound covers 30 sq.ft.

10-27-2005 09:48 PM

pacustomcoatings

some don't mess with it but customers pay the bill so they get what they want,,,

10-27-2005 09:18 PM

willys36@aol.com

I guess my coaters just don't want to bother with it!

10-27-2005 12:01 PM

pacustomcoatings

Quote:

Originally Posted by willys36@aol.com

They can only do one color - two toning causes mixing of the colors. As I understnad it, most powders yield a semi-gloss finish. For single colors, they coat and bake the color then for max gloss they coat and bake a gloss clear right over the color coat. 2 steps.

We can do 2 colors so it can be done ..

09-18-2005 11:03 PM

willys36@aol.com

They can only do one color - two toning causes mixing of the colors. As I understnad it, most powders yield a semi-gloss finish. For single colors, they coat and bake the color then for max gloss they coat and bake a gloss clear right over the color coat. 2 steps.

09-18-2005 07:07 PM

S10xGN

There's a good shop nearby. I'm just wondering how they do multiple colors/coats? I understand the initial color is applied after blasting to a uniform finish, but what's done after the initial coat and before a clearcoat? Or is this not possible?

Russ

09-18-2005 12:11 AM

willys36@aol.com

By all means, if you have a good shop in town, powder coat. They can do any color you want including candys and no paint in the world will hold up as well. Plus, they will do the blasting for you before coating saving you that step and $$.

09-17-2005 10:10 PM

S10xGN

Powdercoat or paint?

Hi All,

I'm going to renew my '87 Corvette calipers and was wondering which finish to use? I'd like to do them in red, then sand the fin "tops" back to natural (aluminum), then clearcoat over that. Also will need to do all the remaining aluminum pieces: CA's, cross shafts, spindles, etc. in clear after glassbeading them.